Month: June 2014

In Desert Hot Springs voters appear to have rejected a higher tax on vacant land in the city. The measure called for raising the parcel tax on vacant lots in the city from just under $30 an acre to more than $370 an acre. Before elections, proponents including the mayor said crucial city services would

Democrat Karalee Hargrove leads the race in 42nd district state assembly. Hargrove got the most votes followed by Republican Chad Mayes and former Palm Springs police chief Gary Jeandron in third place. This is the seat currently held by Brian Nestande.

All it needed was a simple majority vote to be approved but it did much better than that. Cathedral City’s continuation of Measure B passed with two-thirds of the voter’s votes. Measure B, a one percent sales tax, was originally established four years ago as a “Fiscal Emergency Tax” imposed primarily on retailers for every

Gov. Jerry Brown easily advanced to the November general election to seek an unprecedented fourth term, where he will face moderate first-time candidate Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official who pitched himself as the best candidate to rebrand the struggling California Republican Party. The GOP race between Kashkari and his Republican rival, conservative Assemblyman

Riverside County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff Stone led the pack in the 28th Senate District race, and moving on to the November general election, but his opponent remained a mystery. With all precincts reporting, Republican Indio City Councilman Glenn Miller had a 77-vote lead over former GOP Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia. The tightness of the

All three Riverside County supervisors facing re-election challenges glided to victory over their challengers in Tuesday’s election. In the Fourth District race between Supervisor John Benoit and termed-out Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, Benoit clinched a victory that put him nearly 17 percentage points ahead of the challenger, according to election returns posted early today. Returns

Indio Police are looking for a man who robbed the BBVA Compass Bank at the Stater Bros. parking lot at Madison Street and Highway 111 late Tuesday afternoon. According to Indio Police Spokesman Ben Guitron, They got the call around 3:15 p.m. that the bank was robbed. When they arrived the discovered that a Hispanic

People of all ages joined non-partisan volunteers for a voter campaign during the Primary Election. The group stood outside Coachella City Hall Tuesday to canvas the town and encourage Hispanic, low-income or underrepresented neighbors to get out and vote. It was organized by the California Partnership, Building Healthy Communities – Eastern Coachella Valley, Communities for

Cathedral City Police are investigating a car to car shooting that occurred early Tuesday evening. Just after 4:15 p.m. Cathedral City police officers responded to the 68-300 block of Verano Road, regarding a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a vehicle which had been struck several times by gunfire. Nobody was hit by the gunfire

El 3 de junio es da de Elecciones Primarias para los residentes del Condado de Riverside y precisamente se dirigieron a las urnas hoy para ejercer su derecho al voto. Algunas de las carreras fueron hacia el asiento del Procurador del Distrito, Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, y Supervisor del mismo condado. Como le informamos

La ciencia esta hoy un paso mas cerca del desarrollo de una simple prueba para detectar el cncer de pulmn. el aparato creado en el centro de cncer de la universidad de colorado, examina los compuestos organicos encontrados en el aliento que se exala. segn los cientificos el dispositivo es capaz de distinguir entre pacientes

Two of the Southwest’s largest coal-fired power plants straddle the San Juan River in New Mexico, one within clear view of the other. But one of them didn’t factor into the Obama administration’s plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions across the nation because it is on an American Indian reservation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Despus de meses de campaa hoy se decide la suerte de varios ??polticos y Medidas en el Condado de Riverside y el Valle de Coachella. Una de las carreras es entre el titular el supervisor John Benoit y su retador el Asamblesta Manuel Prez. En Desert Hot Springs y Cathedral City est en la boleta

A 23 year old man from Coachella was arrested Thursday morning for DUI, hit and run, and weapons charges after crashing his car in Palm Desert. According to Palm Desert police, 23-year-old Jason Loudenslager ran from his car after crashing into another vehicle in a parking lot at Washington Street and Country Club Drive. The

Jerry Brown says he’s got a special opportunity to serve in his unprecedented bid for a fourth term as California governor. Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, voted in a firehouse near their Oakland hills home Tuesday accompanied by their dog. The 76-year-old Democrat says he’s “very conscious of the fact that no one

Desert Blood Services will hold several blood drives in the Coachella Valley this week, starting Tuesday. The schedule: — Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at SBB College, 34275 Monterey Ave., Rancho Mirage. Donors will receive a free UltraStar Cinemas movie ticket. — Wednesday, 7 a.m. to noon at the Coachella Valley Water District, 75515

Voters in two Coachella Valley cities will consider today whether to extend or add tax levies — including one that supporters argue is vital to keep the municipality’s emergency services available. In Desert Hot Springs, residents will decide the fate of Measure F, a proposal to impose a $372.68 tax on vacant parcels that are

A host of current and former Coachella Valley officials will vie in today’s primary election for congressional and state Senate and Assembly seats. Republicans Bonnie Garcia, Jeff Stone, Glenn Miller and Bill Carns are running for the 28th Senate District seat, along with Democrats Anna Nevenic, a nurse, and attorney Philip Drucker. Exchanges among some

After years of waiting, a community in south Palm Springs is finally seeing progress. Two dirt lots have been vacant on south Palm Canyon drive and Mesquite avenue for several years. Vacant while other areas in the city continue to see construction and new development. “This is the disconnect,” said John Raymond, the director of

The school year is almost over, but students lined up for a fresh start at La Quinta High School, thanks to 12th grader David Castro from the environmental club. He introduced his peers, staff and local leaders to a new hydrating station in the lunch area, which serves cold, filtered water. “We live in the